What part of speech is sharpest?

Sharpest can be categorized as an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. sharpest is an adjective, superlative of sharp.

Inflections

Adjective

What does sharpest mean?

Definitions

Adjective

sharp - having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point"
sharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds"
sharp - (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "C sharp"
sharp - harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"
sharp - quick and forceful; "a sharp blow"
sharp - very sudden and in great amount or degree; "a sharp drop in the stock market"
sharp - having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
sharp - marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"
sharp - extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"
sharp - ending in a sharp point
sharp - (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"
sharp - having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety"

Examples of sharpest

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Zacarias Moussaoui, never the sharpest tool in the shed and thought by his superiors to be unreliable, has told the judge at his trial in a filing that he wants "anthrax for Jew sympathizer only."
2. adj. The dullest pencil is better than the sharpest memory.
3. adj. He is not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
4. adj. He is not the sharpest tool in the shed.
5. adj. Fear is more harmful than the sharpest of swords.
6. adj. The most beautiful flowers have the sharpest thorns.
7. adj. Tom isn't the sharpest tool in the shed.
8. adj. While Tom isn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer, Mary is the most intelligent girl you’ve ever seen; you wouldn’t think they’re brother and sister!
9. adj. Tom isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer.
10. adj. Tom ain't the sharpest tool in the shed.
11. adj. A sharp knife.
12. adj. A pencil with a sharp point.
13. adj. A sharp pain.
14. adj. Sharp winds.
15. adj. C sharp.
Sentence  
adj.
Zacarias Moussaoui, never the sharpest tool in the shed and thought by his superiors to be unreliable, has told the judge at his trial in a filing that he wants "anthrax for Jew sympathizer only."
The dullest pencil is better than the sharpest memory.
He is not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
He is not the sharpest tool in the shed.
Fear is more harmful than the sharpest of swords.
The most beautiful flowers have the sharpest thorns.
Tom isn't the sharpest tool in the shed.
While Tom isn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer, Mary is the most intelligent girl you’ve ever seen; you wouldn’t think they’re brother and sister!
Tom isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer.
Tom ain't the sharpest tool in the shed.
A sharp knife.
A pencil with a sharp point.
A sharp pain.
Sharp winds.
C sharp.

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